Job Description What will you do? The role sits in our Responsible Sourcing Team and is part of a global network of human rights and livelihoods experts. You’ll have the opportunity to influence companies’ human rights commitments and their implementation through sourcing practices to drive positive impacts for people in their supply bases and supply chains. You will do this by working as a human rights expert within the project team, and supporting companies to implement human rights due diligence, including policy commitments, human rights risk assessments, and actions within and beyond supply chains to address issues such as forced labour, child labour, OHS risks, land rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LC). You’ll have the opportunity to work across multiple projects with downstream and midstream companies such as Nestlé, PepsiCo, Mars, Unilever, Cargill on commodity supply chains including palm oil, sugar, soy, coconut, beef, and cocoa. Our client projects share our mission to deliver positive outcomes for People, Nature and Climate. Key responsibilities: Provide technical knowledge and strategic advice on human rights topics in client projects, supporting our clients implement responsible sourcing practices Deliver human rights work within these projects, implementing Proforest approaches, supporting the strategic thinking to find cutting-edge approaches to human rights issues for clients Maintain a clear understanding of the current HREDD legislative context, stakeholder pressures and best practices relating to the sustainable management and sourcing of agricultural and forestry commodities, including industry collaboration groups (e.g., Consumer Good Forum, ISEAL, Palm Oil Collaborative Group, Soft Commodities Forum) Support the institutionalization of the technical knowledge on human rights developed in client’s work and collaborating with others in Proforest to maximise impact across the organisation Develop and deliver internal and external capacity building on key human rights and livelihoods topics and approaches and their application to responsible sourcing and production. Mentor and line manage junior staff, proactively supporting their skills development Occasionally represent Proforest in relevant international meetings and forums.